The Relocation of Transcendence: Using Schutz to Conceptualize the Nature Experiences of Secular People

David Thurfjell; Cecilie Rubow; Atko Remmel; Henrik Ohlsson

doi:10.3167/nc.2019.140205

The Relocation of Transcendence: Using Schutz to Conceptualize the Nature Experiences of Secular People

David Thurfjell, Cecilie Rubow, Atko Remmel, Henrik Ohlsson

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Denmark, Estonia, and Sweden are, if measured by certain sociological criteria, considered to be three of the world's most secular countries. Nature-forests, pristine beaches, and the countryside-plays a specific role in the allegedly secular discourse of the mainstream populations of these nations. Not only is it almost without exception deemed as a positive asset worthy of protection, it is also thought of as holding certain existential qualities. Based on ethnographic fieldwork and interviews, this article suggests that Alfred Schutz's conceptualization of transcendence-further developed by Thomas Luckmann-can be used to describe the existential experiences in nature of contemporary secular people. The article results in a suggestion for an operational definition of transcendence.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature and Culture
Volume	14
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	190-214
ISSN	1558-6073
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3167/nc.2019.140205
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2019

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